Author Archives: Snowchange

Life in the Cyclic World has been in the making for a decade. It is based on the collected, analyzed and assessed traditional ecological knowledge for the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment of the Arctic Council. Between 2012 and 2016 the authors … Continue reading →

Neil Young with his new band, the Promise of the Real, arrives in Helsinki 3rd July, 2016. He has invited the Finnish Snowchange Cooperative to join the event as a partner. Representatives of mr. Young say: “As a way to … Continue reading →

A new report, “Community-Based Monitoring and Indigenous Knowledge in a Changing Arctic: A Review for the Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks”, is out today. It features several Snowchange -related and -coordinated projects across the Arctic, from Sámi communities to the Siberian … Continue reading →

Square brackets, the journal of CBD, has published a Snowchange -related article on terminologies of biodiversity. It is available here.

Something very positive has emerged in the context of ecological restoration in the North. A US film and research company has been working with Snowchange over the past 2,5 years to develop ground-breaking documentary films on community-led ecological restoration and … Continue reading →

Take Part, the U.S. based online journal has written a major article on the evolving situation with the Sámi and the forests in Lapland. The article is available here. The Intercontinental Cry, a journal devoted to the Indigenous issues, is … Continue reading →

Snowchange releases a new Discussion Paper, # 10. This photo essay describes a Snowchange visit to the Mandingalbay Yidinji and Djunbunji Land and Sea Indigenous Australian programmes in Queensland, Australia. The discussion paper presents some of the solutions the traditional … Continue reading →

The largest newspaper in Canada, the Toronto Star, has published an article on climate change and traditional knowledge with Snowchange photos and interview materials. It is available here.

Winter seiner, professional fisherman Esa Rahunen departed from this world on 21st February, 2016. He was 60 -years -old and lost a long term battle with cancer. Mr. Rahunen was the long-time leader of the Kesälahti Fish Base in Puruvesi, … Continue reading →

The premiere of Jukajoki was a success in the Kontiolahti municipal center with over 100 people from the regional administration, media, villages attending. Director Tom Miller and producer Nuin-Tara Key from PrettyGood Productions had a Q&A session after the film … Continue reading →